Retrieve an update set

Retrieve an update set

If IP address access control is enabled on the source instance, set up the
target instance as an exception.

On the target instance, navigate to System Update Sets > Update Sources and click New.

Specify the connection settings as described in the table.

Field

Description

Name

Enter a unique name for the instance.

Type

Specify whether the remote instance is a development,
test, or UAT instance.

Active

Specify whether the local instance can transfer
update sets to the remote instance. You can transfer
update sets only to active remote instances.

URL

Specify the URL of the remote instance using the
appropriate transfer protocol. Each remote instance
record should have a unique URL. Creating duplicate
records with the same URL can cause errors. The
remote instance must be on the same release family
as the local instance.

Note: You cannot change the URL after the system
verifies the connection. Use the
Active field to deactivate
unwanted remote instances.

Username

Enter the user on the remote instance who authorizes
transferring update sets to this the instance. This user
account must have the admin user role on the remote
instance.

Password

Enter the password of the authorizing user.

Short description

[Optional] Enter any other relevant information about
the remote instance.

Click Test Connection.

If the connection is successful, a confirmation message appears.

If the connection fails, a warning message identifies the cause of the
failure.

If the connection fails, modify the settings to establish connectivity.

You must establish connectivity before you can save the connection
settings.

You may want to modify the source instance (for example, change the
password).

Right-click the form header and select Save.

Under Related Links, click Retrieve Completed
Update Sets.

Any update sets marked as Completed are
transferred from the source instance to the target instance. Update sets
that already exist on the target instance are skipped.

The confirmation page provides detailed messages about how many update
sets were transferred and how many were skipped.

If the system property glide.update_set.auto_preview is set to true, the system automatically starts the preview process after the
update set is retrieved. If this property is false, you must start the process manually. For more information on the
preview process, see Preview a remote update set.